Magne Johnsen Rognved was a Norwegian politician for the Moderate Liberal Party

Moderate Liberal Party

Moderate Liberal Party was a Norwegian political party that emerged from the conservative branch of the Liberal Party in 1888, consisting mainly of the Low Church...

 and the Liberal Party.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1904, representing the constituency of Søndre Bergenhus Amt

Hordaland

is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...

. He had served as a deputy representative during the term 1900–1903, and returned as a deputy in 1913–1915. He represented the Moderate Liberal Party in the first two terms.

Born in Haus

Haus, Norway

Haus is a village and a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.The village is located at the south-western costline of the Osterøy island, at the Sørfjorden fiord....

, Rongved first had a career in the military before returning to his home island in 1909 to serve as police sergeant in Hammer

Hamre, Osterøy

Hamre is a village and parish in Hordaland county, Norway. The village of Hamre is located near the extreme western point of Osterøy, across the fjord from Knarvik.-History:...

. Besides this, he worked as a farmer. He was mayor of Haus for twelve years.

He married three times.